Are you on the hunt for a budget-friendly set of wheels? Well, buying one second-hand from a private seller is probably your best bet. Indeed, a staggering 40 million used vehicles are sold every year in the US, so there’s clearly enough to go around! Don’t let those statistics fool you though.…
The Seat Leon outsells the VW Golf in Austria this month. Picture autofilou.at It's a disastrous start of the year for Austrian new car registrations at -38.4% year-on-year to 14.133 units as renewed lockdowns hamper sales. The Top 5 brands all outpace the market, starting with Volkswagen (-27.7%) up to…
BMW holds a record 11.8% of the Belgian market in January. New car sales in Belgium skid down -27.2% year-on-year in January to 37.735 units. BMW (-17.3%) reclaims the brands top spot and smashes its share record to 11.8%, eclipsing the 10.5% it hit last November. Volkswagen (-31.6%) struggles and…
Mercedes is the #1 brand in Luxembourg for the 5th month running. The Luxembourg new car market drops -13.2% year-on-year t 3.747 units in January, a much better hold than the European average of -25.7%. Mercedes (-4.6%) is the most popular carmaker in the country for the 5th month in…
The Volvo XC40 is the #1 vehicle in the Netherlands in January. Picture dagelijksauto.nl New car sales in the Netherlands are down -20% year-on-year in January to 35.193 units. Volkswagen (-45.9%) more than doubles the market fall a very high year-ago comparison base, yet the brand drops to 10.3% share vs.…
The Ford Puma is up to a record 2nd place overall in Romania in January. The Romanian new car market is the worst performing in Europe in January at -51.9% year-on-year to just 6.004 registrations. This appears to be mainly linked to the sales implosion of local behemoth Dacia (-74.4%) hitting its…
MG sales are up 89.4% in a market down -14.5%. Picture yallamotor.com Discover 30 years of Saudi Arabia Historical Data here. The continued flux of women drivers entering the Saudi new car market has somewhat dampened the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on sales with 2020 volumes down "just" -14.9%…
The Nissan Patrol is the best-selling vehicle in the UAE in 2020. Discover 15 years of United Arab Emirates Historical Data here. New car sales in the United Arab Emirates skid down -29.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 152.235 units. Toyota (-22.1%) resists well in context and improves its market share…
Mazda sales in Israel start the year with a 54.9% lift. Thanks to our Israeli partner cartube.co.il, we can share with you today brands data for this market, models data is available quarterly. Israeli volumes soar 15.6% year-on-year to hit an all-time record high for January at 48.242 units. Hyundai (+9.4%)…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Kuwait in 2020. Discover over 15 years of Kuwait Historical Data here. New car sales in Kuwait drop -23.7% year-on-year in 2020 to 83.629 units. Toyota (-20.6%) resists better than the market to improve its share to 33.6% but its next…
MG hits its highest ranking in the Middle-East in 7th place. Discover over 15 years of Qatar Historical Data here. New car sales in Qatar drop -17.5% year-on-year in 2020 to 37.411 units. Market leader Toyota (-19.7%) loses one percentage point of share to 35.9% as the Top four brands…
The Nissan Sunny is the best-selling vehicle in Oman in 2020. Picture yallamotor.com Discover over 15 years of Oman Historical Data here. The Omani new car market sinks -34.6% year-on-year in 2020 to 72.014 units. Market leader Toyota (-44.3%) takes a big hit and sees its market share thaw by…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is #1 in Bahrain for the 7th consecutive year. Discover over 15 years of Bahrain Historical Data here. New car sales in Bahrain are down -17.5% year-on-year to 23.813 units in 2020. Toyota (-15.7%) remains ultra-dominant and improves its share almost one percentage point to 40.5%.…
The Chevrolet Captiva is the best-selling 2020 launch in Iraq. Discover a decade worth of Iraqi Historical Data here. Iraqi new car sales drop -18.1% year-on-year to 63.692 units in 2020. This market remains dominated by Kia (-2.5%) which improves its share by 7.5 percentage points this year, going from…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Jordan in 2020. Discover over a decade of Jordan historical data here. The Jordanian new car market resists a lot better than its neighbours in 2020 with a -5.7% dip to 29.155 units. Brand leader Toyota (+6.7%) tightens its grip on…